"On Valentine's Day in 1884, Theodore Roosevelt lost both his wife and his mother."

[Joinfortmill]

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-13-2022

"Four years before, Roosevelt could not have imagined the tragedy that would stun him in 1884. February 14, 1880, marked one of the happiest days of his life. He and the woman he had courted for more than a year, Alice Hathaway Lee, had just announced their engagement. Roosevelt was over the moon: “I can scarcely realize that I can hold her in my arms and kiss her and caress her and love her as much as I choose,” he recorded in his diary."

[marybourg]

1. Strange juxtaposition

of header and text.

[Joinfortmill]

2. You're right. I added a bit more text.

[Boomerproud]

3. His mother, Martha Bulloch was reportedly the inspiration

for Scarlett O'Hara.

[Diamond_Dog]

4. That must have been so tragic for him.

But it led to his desire to improve living conditions among the crowded cities and for immigrants and laborers

Richardson’s newsletters are well worth the read and they are free. I would encourage every DUer to subscribe!

[Raine]

5. Sad but very interesting

Thanks for posting this.